[NTLUG:Discuss] Newbie Question re: LPD Initialization andLocal Host Bad Message

[Vaidya, Harshal (Cognizant)]

AFAIK the /etc/hosts file only contains mappings for hostname to ip. It would not accept ip tp mac address mappings. For doing that you will have to use the arp program.
 
In the example joseph gave, ip 127.0.0.1 would map to  x1-6-00-90-c9-04-42-7e as hostname.
That is if you say  <http://x1-6-00-90-c9-04-42-7e> http://x1-6-00-90-c9-04-42-7e you will connect to your local computer.
Correct me if i am wrong.
 
Harshal

-----Original Message-----
From: Jack Snodgrass [mailto:jack+ntlug at mylinuxguy.net]
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 8:29 PM
To: NTLUG Discussion List
Subject: Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] Newbie Question re: LPD Initialization andLocal Host Bad Message


I thought that that was a MAC address too... but a MAC address is
6 parts... that one that he listed is 8 parts.  

When your ISP assigns you an Address, it should be resolvable. 

jack


On Mon, 2003-03-03 at 08:36, joseph beasley wrote: 

Assuming that your isp requires your hostname to be

set to the mac address of your nic, you can add an

entry to /etc/hosts for your mac address.  





127.0.0.1               x1-6-00-90-c9-04-42-7e





--- Fred Hensley <fred.hensley at attbi.com> wrote:

> Greetings All,

> 

> After a few months of immersing myself into the

> Linux world and meeting

> several of you at the last few NTLUG meetings, I am

> finally at wits end

> on one problem whose solution escapes me.  Neither

> my brand new "Running

> Linux" book nor some net searches have helped thus

> far.  This latest

> issue has also caused strange 3-d images to appear

> on my forehead

> curiously resembling letters and outlines from my

> keyboard... <g>

> 

> Two weeks ago, on good advice from some of you, I

> punted on my Debian

> Woody installation, and installed RedHat 8.0 (with

> kernel

> 2.4.18-24.8.0).

> 

> My PC is locally connected, via LPT1, to an HP

> Laserjet 4.  Also, I

> utilize AT&T as my cable internet provider, and am

> dynamically assigned

> a new IP address on each system reboot.

> 

> The issue centers around two seemingly related

> symptoms as follows:

> 

> 1.  Upon startup, LPD does not initialize, but

> instead give me the error

> "Host Name x1-6-00-90-c9-04-42-7e bad".  Therefore

> the line printing

> daemon cannot start, and my printer is effectively

> offline.

> 

> 2.  When starting Gnome2 (a.k.a. Bluecurve), I

> receive the following

> error: 

>      "Could not look up internet address for

> x1-6-00-90-c9-04-42-7e. 

> This will prevent Gnome from operating correctly. 

> It may be possible to

> correct this problem by adding

> x1-6-00-90-c9-04-42-7e to the file

> /etc/hosts."

> 

> I have checked /etc/hosts and noted that the only IP

> address listed is

> "127.0.0.1".  Although the above address doesn't

> resemble an IP node, I

> have added it to the file without success.

> 

> I suspect that I'm missing something relatively

> obvious, and ask for

> some guidance from my new peers.

> 

> Question 1:  Am I simply missing something in one or

> more local

> configuration files to straighten out Gnome and LPD?

> 

> Question 2:  Once item one is fixed, is there a

> simple way, via the

> console, to independently confirm that the OS

> recognizes my LPT1 port?

> 

> Question 3:  What's your favorite linux

> reference/tutorial for

> ex-Windoze users?

> 

> Many Thanks in Advance,

> 

> Fred Hensley

> Ex-Windoze Guru, Brand New Linux Disciple

> 

> ------ "When you come to a fork in the road, take

> it..." Yogi Berra ----

> 

> 

> 

> 

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